This is SLC: Our College News

The St. Lawrence Surge competed in the very first official OCR Outdoor Cricket Tournament on July 11th. While the team had to settle for a fourth-place finish, they did not come back empty handed as they were awarded with the Fair Play Award which is given to a team that showed a high level of sportsmanship and respect for the game. 

Project Management student Amrinder Maan recently published a collection of inspirational quotes in Punjabi entitled, Darbar. Amrinder shares his inspiration for the collection, his plans to write more, with a translation in English coming soon.

The City of Kingston will be celebrating Emancipation Day with a full weekend of events and activities! Emancipation Day recognizes the importance of the abolition of slavery in Canadian history. The designation of this day is to encourage Canadians to learn more about the history of enslaved people in Canada and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination.

On June 12 SLC welcomed a group of students from the Secretaria de Investigación, Innovación y Educación Superior (SIIES) for an enriching English and Cultural Immersion summer program on the Kingston campus. The program lasted for three weeks, offering the students the opportunity to learn, explore, and immerse themselves in the vibrant city of Kingston. 

June was a busy month at SLC as we celebrated our graduates through convocation ceremonies on each campus. There were several small adjustments to convocation ceremonies this year that are a result of SLC’s ongoing Strategic Enrolment Management (SEM) work.